Emil kessler



E. KESSLER.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3l, 1917.

PatentedSept. 30, 1919.

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EMIL Kuss-LER, or BEOQKLYN, NEW YORK, AsslGNoR 'ronoNfPABEIL TOY aNQVELTY eo., 1nd, 0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

TOY.

Larnaca.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

Application led October 31, 1917. Serial No. 199,409.

less realistically the antics of a. dancing' figure.

Briefly, the invention comprises a base in which there is mounted avertically movable slide projecting up through the top of the base andsupporting a figure mposition tol simulate dancing upon the topiofthebase, said slide being reciprocated by a star-shaped cam wheel journaledin the base.

Other features will rappear as thespecilication proceeds and will bemade clear from a consideration of the accompanying drawing whichdepicts the invention embodied in a practical form, wherein Figure 1 isa front view of the toy with the base broken away and shown in section;Fig. 2 is a side view taken on a plane at right angles to that of Fig.1,*with the base similarly broken away and shown in section; Fig. 3 is adetached perspective view of the body portion of the slide; and Fig. L1is a. plan of the blank from which such body portion is made.

The base of the toy may be made from sheet metal, with a circular sidewall 5, a top G, a bottom 7 and an outstanding base flange 8, supportingthe bottom above the table or support on which the toy is rested.

Reciprocatingly mounted in the base is a vertical ligure supportingslide, comprising a sheet metal plate 9, having a dependent lug 10,sliding through a guide slot 11, in the bottom and a stem portion 12,projecting up through a guide opening 13 in the top, this stem beingshown as folded or rolled over to form a socket 14 for the rod 15 whichdirectly supports the ligure.

The ligure element is shown made up of a body portion 16, hung looselyon a hook 17 on the upper end of the rod and provided with jointed legmembers 18, the parts being preferably so proportioned that the limbsmay just touch the top, as in dancing.

The slide is operated by a cam 19, journaled in the base, as by beingmounted on a shaft 20 pivoted in the sidewall of the base, said camhaving radiating arms 21,` in the nature of a star wheel to engage withan outstanding lug or tappet 22 on the side of the slide plate. Thistappet lug is shown formed by blanking out a' rectangular tongue 28 andthen bending this tongue forwardly on the line of its attachment withthe plate until it stands at a right angle to the plane of" the plateand striking up reinforcing flanges 24E at the edges of the lug whichbear against the face of the plate at 25. The lower portion of the platemay be slotted at 26 for the passage of the cam arms therethrough, whichslot may be tapered to a narrow guiding throat 27 at its upper end forcen tering the cams and insuring their proper engagement with thetappet.

The shaft is rotated' by means of a crank or handle 28 on its outer end,rotation being v thereby imparted to the cam', the radiating arms ofwhich alternately lift and drop the figure supporting slide, causing thefigure to dance on the top of the base. The antics of the figure can bevaried byvarying the speed and regularity of rotation. It will be notedthat the cam arms have a wiping engagement with the tappet, causing saidarms to exert their lifting effect more or less gradually, whichproduces a more grotesque edect and gives a further degree of controlfor producing different effects.

l claim:

l. A ligure toy comprising a base, a figure support consisting of aslide and a detachable rod reciprocatingly mounted in said base, a camwheel journaled in the Vbase and arranged to operate said support and aligure carried by the support.

2. A ligure toy comprising a base, a vertically movable slide mounted inthe base and having a post extension projecting up through the top ofthe base, a rod on the eX- tension, a dancing figure loosely hung on therod on said post extension, and a cam wheel j ournaled in the base andengaging the slide for operating the same.

3. A figure toy comprising a hollow base having top and bottom wallsprovided with guide openings therein, a vertical slide guided in saidopenings, a rod on the slide, a figure supported on the rod carried bysaid slide, and a cam wheel journaled in the base and engaging theligure supporting slide.

4. Ay figureftoy eomprising'a hollow base Yhaving top vand bottom wallsprovided with guide openings therein, a vertical slide guided in saidopenings, an upstanding rod carried by the slide and provided with lahook on its upper end, a figure loosely hung Y on said hook and havingjointed limbs foiv engaging the top of the base, and a cam wheel'Journaled in the base and engaging the slide. t

5. A figure toyV comprising a base, a cani l t wheel:journaledV in thebase, a sheet metal slide Vguided in the base having a tongue partiallysevered therefrom, bent out at an angle thereto and flanged at its edgesto form a tappet for engagement by the cam wheel, and a 'figuresupported by said slide. 6. Avfigure to-y comprising a base, a cam Ywheel journaled in the base, a'sheet metal a lguiding throat for the camwheel, and aV ligure supported by said slide.

l 7. figure ltoy comprising a hollow baseV having top and bottom wallsprovided with guidev openings therein, a slide guided iii said openings,a ligure supported on theV slide, saidslide provided with a slot, and

openings, a socketed extension on the slide,

a-gure supported on said extension and means Vfor operating the slide.

9. A ligure toy comprisinga'hollow base v having top and bottom wallsprovided with guide openings therein, a slide guided in said openings, afigure supported on said slide, a slot inthe slide, a flange adjacent`the slot and means within the slot engageable with the flange yforoperating the slide.. Y

10.r A figure top comprising a hollow base liavingtop and bottoni wallsprovided with guide openings therein, a slide guided in Y said openings,said slide consisting of a plate having an extension at one end bentupon itself to form a toy supporting, an intermediate blanked outtongueportion bent at an angle to the plane of the plate and a slotted portionat the other endg-'communicating with the intermediate portion vandmeans within Ythe intermediateY and slotted portion eiigageable with theblaiiled out po-r- Vtion for operating the slide.

In testimony whereof I aflix'iny signa-ture; Y

E'llHL KESSLER.

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